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IMPORTANT INFO: When you visit the library tomorrow, please park on Main Street. The Fire Department, and ATF will have our north parking cordoned off for their vehicles as their investigation continues for one more day.
The library reopens Thursday, June 23 at 10 am. Please read the following for more information:
The Pleasanton Library Board and staff members of the library have the best interests of the community at heart. To keep you informed about our recent library closure, we want to share the reason. Late Monday afternoon, June 13, a patron approached us about a possible bug infestation. We immediately closed the library to the public and began to research how to deal with this possibility. We contacted our district library director, who advised us to communicate with another library to learn how they handled a similar situation.
A local service was reserved in case the entire library needed heat treatment, which was scheduled for Tuesday, June 21. This extreme action included heating the interior to 140 degrees, which could damage computer equipment. Several staff members were sent home to protect them from possible contact with any bugs. Remaining staff began the arduous task of separating every book and DVD for this treatment.
We also contacted a service that provided a certified dog to alert to the scent of possible bed bug locations. We scheduled this service for the morning of Monday, June 20. Their highly trained German Shorthaired Pointer was led through the entire library to “hunt” for any bugs. She located one small area and the books in that area were immediately isolated in four sealed bags. A staff member then drove to our district office to access a portable heater to cook those books. For additional treatment their shelf location was sprayed with a solution of diluted alcohol.
For future protection, we are contracting this service to plan scheduled prevention, location and treatment. In addition, we are purchasing our own portable heater. It will be used to heat all incoming books as a safety precaution. This includes books from outside libraries which we receive by courier. We want library visitors to feel safe and confident that their library staff is doing all they can to maintain the high standard they expect. Thank you for your patience as we dealt with this issue.
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Pleasanton Lincoln Library
752 Main St.
Pleasanton, Kansas 66075
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